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词汇 go for a Burton
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idiomgo for a Burton BrEBrEdestroy break to fall or be broken, destroyed, or killed:Look out, or that vase will go for a Burton.One of the laboratory rats had gone for a Burton in the night.
NoteBurton is a kind of British beer. In the late 1930s, advertisements for the beer showed a group of drinkers with one missing and the sign said "Gone for a Burton". During World War II, soldiers used this expression to mean that someone had died.

go for a Burton

To fail or become useless; to die. Primarily heard in UK. Well, my plan to go to the beach will go for a Burton if it's supposed to rain all weekend.

gone for a burton

Having failed or become useless; dead. Primarily heard in UK. Well, my plan to go to the beach is gone for a burton now that it's supposed to rain all weekend.

go for a Burton

meet with disaster; be ruined, destroyed, or killed.British informal
This phrase first appeared in mid 20th- century air force slang, meaning ‘be killed in a crash’. It has been suggested that it refers to Burton's, the British men's outfitters, or to Burton, a kind of ale, but these are folk etymologies with no definite evidence to support them, and the origin of the phrase remains uncertain.
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